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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-03-10
AEN0UNCE 8zEN rs.
COMMISSIONER OF THE REV FNI7E

COMMISSIONER Of THE REV ENUE,
TO the Foters Of AUGUSTA Cou,otg.
respectfully announce myself candidate
for Pastures District. thank my friends tor
the support given me four years ago, and prom
Use faithful discharge ofthe duties of the ofica
should De elected. Respectfully,
mar lJlde w. BAILEY DUNLAP.
To the Voesrs Of augusta County:
=, l herepy ANNOUNCE myself candidate for
THE REVENUE for South River District, i thank
my many friends of my district and the coun-
~ for past faTors, and, if elected Will discharge
p!e uuIdes OF the once TO the pest OF ray ability.
mar le-tde. M. H. MOWRY.
To the Voters Of Auglsta County,
hereby announce myself u candidate for the
Office of COMMISSIONERS OF THE REvENUE for
Beverly Manor District.
mar 3-15 J. H CONNEII.
To the Voters Of Augusto County.
hereby respectfully announce myself a can
d1date for reelection to the Office OF Co8INIs-
S l!oS,ts OF THE REVENUE for Beverly Manor
District, and promise to discharge the duties
Of the office to the best of my ability thank
my friends Tor past favors, and solicit their fur
Their support.
feS2a-tde W.ARTHUR WILSON.
10 the Foters Of augusta County:
hereby announce myself candidate for re-
election to the office OF COMMISSIONER OF TIE
RE fah 5s for North River District;
70 the Voters Of augusta County:
hereby announce myself q candidate for
the ONCE of CORNERSTONE CT THE REVENUE
for North River District,
Respectfully,
feb 23-tde MICHAEL HOLLAR.
To the Voters Of 1fAgusta COUNTY:
l hereby announce myself a candidate for the
Office OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE REVENUE for
Middle River District, subject to no primary or
convention. II elected l promise 10 DISCHARGE !
the duties OF the Office to the best of my ability
feb 2e-tde JOHN i. WHITES ELL.
70 the Potefs Of 4agsista County;
| hereby announce myself a candidate for the |
ONCE OF COMMISSIONERS OF TIE REVENUE for
Pastures District.
mar Side w II IJGHTNER
20 the Voters of Auqust0 County:
hereby announce myself q candidate for |
COMMISSIONERS OF THE REVENUE for Beverly |
Manor District. and il elected, will faithfully
aIscharge the duties of that office.
mar 3-tde j. nAEAfIyY GUY
To the Voters Of Aagusta County:
announce myself as a candidate for the Of
ice of COMMISSIONER OF THE REVENUE for Rey-
erly Manor District
mar 3-tde FEE. sILoR.
To The Toters Of Augusta County,
L respectfully announce myself "a candidate
or the office of COMMISSIONER OF THE REVENUE
or Middle Iilver District.
tide A. STUART UOIFF,
70 the Voters Of augusta County.
hereby announce myself q candidate for
COMMISSION TER OF THE REVENUE for North
liver District. If elected promise to d.scharee
he duties of the office to the best of my abii-
ide J.T. EWING.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-03-10
Reputation.

In the local columns of the Dispatch OF
the 18th, we find the following paragraph
referring to the subjects likely to be
| brought to the attention of the Legisla-
ture when it convenes in extra session on
the 10Th:
One of the measures likely to be intro
duced IN one or the other of the two
houses is a bill providing that in cases
where unverlfled coupons are offered for
taxes the State shall take the initiative
and sue the tenderer. But the thing that
is going to attract most attention is the
proposed constitutional amendment out
having and repudiating all bonds not
funded in new 3s in given time. To
adopt this, amendment two Legislatures
must approve it, and the people must rati-
fy it at the polls. Such an amendment
was proposed at the last session, but it
met with no favor. Now large number
of members are known to be ready to sup
port it. Some leading Democrats are,
however, opposed to it. Those who are
advocating it-and they are influential
men express the belief that an oyerwhelm-
ing expression of the popular opinion on
this subject would make the bondholders
fund.
"a Ulil VI lOeUiuIlUG Al u bO
the last suggestion above. was introduced
last session by Senator Lybrook. but it
did not receive any support. If such
should receive favor from the
extra session, it would directly raise the
question of reputation, and divide parties
on that issue. 1t would not only present
reputation in its naked form, but would
prove disastrous to the State, and bring
the Commonwealth in such repute that
all thought of material development and
progress would have to be Abandoned
We certainly shall oppose the adoption of
any such resolution, and we believe the
people of Virginia would repudiate it With
an emphasis that would convince the pol |
iticians of the State and the people of the
whole country that fragrant reputation
would not be eountenaneed by Virginia.
If the Democratic party, as represented
n the Legislature, should chose to make
he issue in the way suggested above, let
hem do so, and assume the responsible
ty for it. 1t would be openly declaring
or that which they have been ;nsiduously
working for during the past fifteen years.
nd would place them in their true position.
Let the issue come We,are ready for il.
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TUE MARKErs.
EPoRFED BY j. H. BLAcKLEY, GENERAL, COM.
MISSION MERCHANT.

REPORTED BY j. Fl. BIAcKrEv e,v,,-.,, ..
MISSION MERCHANT.
The markets continue quiet this week hpt
little variation in quotations being noted. on
Monday there was considerable stir in Chica-
so, gotten up by the SPECTATORS, and underits
influence wheat Went up one or two points
Inc New York market sympathized, but after
the eNcitementssubsided the prices relapsed to
ther normal channel. The effect was not felt
at all in the rural districts, the market is her.
oeiag IN no wise affected. With the exec ption
OF heavy delivery of clover seed and an in creas-
ed supply of corn, the transactions for the past
week nave been light. Prices yesterday ranged
as follows: Flour, family, 81; extra, $685. to
$40; supefiine SS.l5 to So 25. WheatS3 to s6c.-
Cora ID to 49, Oats 50 to 35c. Glover seed So. 80
to $780, Hay $40 to sl1.
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MARRIED..

"a, Al the residence of the brides mother, on
March Ist, by Rev. l.. Miller, Mr. r. Grim. of
Ell bal Llinore, and Miss Eudora V. Gains OF Har-
~ ~ me End of February, by the Rev. S. N.
M 81 hucf' y. y, at the residence of the BRIDE
III i Terry L. Cine of Augusta county, and Miss
i5.zzle d. roller, daughter of the late r. j RoI-
ler' OF Rockingham county. W
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-03-10

DR.. o. FL, Baird, a prominent physician
and President of the Farmers Protective
Association OF Virginia, was killed on the
4Gh inst. within one hundred yards of his
home in Sussex county, by being thrown
from his buggy. He w&s 9 Confederate
soldier and was widely known.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-03-10

A special to the Lynchburg Advamce
from Lexington, says: A murder was
committed here last night. Awoman was
at the bottom of the matter. Young
Grant, living on Irish creek. eight miles
from Lexington, killed II. Painter, in the
same neighborhood. Grants wife had been
receiving Mr.. Painters company clandes-
timely, and Grant had warned Painter
Last evening Grant came home and found
Painter with his wife in room. Painter
drew pistol and started to run, whan
Grant shot him through the hip, death
ensuing. Grant came to Lexington and
surrendered himself to the authorities.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-03-10


The Supreme Court of the United States
on the 18th. rendered decision in case
from Tennessee which involves the right
of one State or municipality to impose a
license tax upon drummers or travelling
statesmen from another State seeking to
sell goods by sample or otherwise. The
decision is that such taxation is an inter-
ference with Interstate commerce. and is
therefore unconstitutional. This view of
the drummers' tax we have advanced time
and again, and now that the Supreme Court
has announced its opinion, we suppose it
will be respected by the Legislature of
Virginia and the State officers, potwith-
standing their defiance of supreme judi
cial determinations in regard to other mat.
tiers. There is no telling, however, what
the desperate Democratic faction of Vir-
ginia will attempt to do, after the usurpa-
ton and fraud perpetrated by the Legisla-
ture in 1888 to secure a two thirds ma
iority
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-03-10
COUNTY TREASURER.

To The Foters of augusta County;
l hereby announce myself a candidate for re-
election to the office of COUNTY TREASURER
Thankful for favors Of confidence in the past |
promise if reelected to perform the duties of
the office to the best OF my ability.
febly-tda j. N. MCFARLAND.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-03-10
L
THURSDAY, Feb. 21, 1887.
a z "a I.YEIarnN Y nm.


| BEEF CATTIiE:-The receipts were quite iimf-
| ted in number, but were sufficient, with those
| left over from last week, for the wants of the
butchers, trade being inactive throughout.
There was some improvement in the Quality of
/ the offerings, as compared with last week, few
sales being made at or near our lowest quota
tions We quote at-2 25aS5 Is. most sales were
at 1 50aS5 l215 per 100 lbs.
Prices OF Beef Cattle ranged as follows:
G s9g5a5 q fst as5 5;4 aaaty s.
ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
Northumberland. ,.......,.a... 70 GsS 50
Extreme range of prices. 2 50 as 20
Most of the sales were from........ 4 SO 6Q5 49,
Total receipts for the week 5Oa head Total
sales for the week 5e5 head.
SHEEP AND LADIBS.-There is an increase i'm
the receipts of about 50 per cent over the mum
Der recorded last week. and q slow trade The
Quality is off ae compared with the offerings
then. We quote common to fair Western sheen
at 3a515 cents, and good to extra natives at 51Ie
81 cents per ID gross, "a decline of &c as cor
pared with last weeks values Lambs se11 q ;
315a6 cents per lb gross. Arrivals this waa a.
1924 head. ef>
NEW YORK LIVESTOCK MARKET. MAP >
Beeves- Receipts to-day l2s carloads i,o,,,s
ing % carloads for slaughterers direct and !
o bs a iod fb rafes advanced 10 cts per
common to prime steers at I0aS5 * fons ot
5taso ~ per lUl l4e Bulls and drysc9ws at .
as4 25 Sheep and lambs-Receiufs am VS. , ~ .
kept firm for good sheep and higher f",,
@ i6a t TO extra sheep sold at 59as6
f. ne ~ ld iI @u common to extra lambs at 5ta
" & ~ 4 g I9s' common Texas Sheen al 81 O.
&c accepts 99J0 market nominailV stso ~.
iof i've hogs at GJaS5 90per 90 lbs, "'e''y
LIVE STOCK MARKET
MAR. 7.
Gla1tIt1le.Receipts 2TJo: prices lower extr,
com 9 e o gts, SO ood 454S5 cts, medium 44aI% c.
5a ket 74c lower; extra at 5a6i icents sood
9A cls' medium 4l5al3 cents, common ll5afI
9}90; market &c higher Western SsSic Stts
715a73i per ID. "a 91i''1sc' o''''o
r
isledMoND LIVE STOCK MARKET, MAR. 7.
EfseScelpts ISL head catte rs sheep, SO hogs.
Sues IL nead cattle. los sheep, $40 hogs.
Ia 1a,tt55se11.Best, AZ to sc gross; medium to
Y ~ "a 10 454c gross; common to fair, "a to
Sheep-4 10 6%c gross
Hogs--6 to &c net
Bulls-254 to 311ze gross.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-03-10

Mr.. =. M. Fryer, of the Arrow Steam.
ship Company. lag complied with the
terms of purchase of the ship yard at AL
exandria, and paid to Mr.. Agnew the each
instalment. This means the revival of
shipbuilding at Alexandria. and the first
important step to the prosperity of the old
city.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-03-10
70 the voters Of The Coug.ty Of A,gusta
SHERIFF.
%.r, l.,

To The Voters OF dN9etSt0 conftsY
Irespectf,llly announce myself as a candidate
for the Office Of SHERIFF. of the county for the
Having served the people Of Augusta for ten
wears as Deputy Treasurer, Deputy Sheriff and
Sheriff, / promise for the future, as | have
tried In the past, to faithfully. discharge MY
duties, if it shall be your pleasure to continue
me In office. !. H. N. SfEGk.
feblT-tde
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-03-10
CLERK OF THE COUNTY coJ7R1

To the Voters of the County Of augusta:
l hereby announce myself a candidate for
reelection to the Office of CLERK OF THE COUNTY
COURT. return my thanks for all past favors,
and if reelected will discharge the duties OF
the Office to the best of my ability.
febl7-tde WILLIAM A. BURNETT.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-03-10

Alexandria Gaaette's Washington cor
respondent says:-A Western democrat
here to day says the President doesn't
hesitate to express doubts about the I'M
certainty of the next Presidential election.
and of the special uncertainty of Indiana,
Connecticut, California, Virginia, West
Virginia and North Carolina. And yet he
does nothing to remove that uncertainty.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-03-10
Langrange Items,


Mr.. Davidson Gearhart IS still very i'll,
and has had several severe hemmorhages
of the lungs.
Mrs. Albert Greaver, of this vicinity is
i'll at this time.
A brother OF Mr.. Youngblood, of Ian
grange Station died in Texas last week.
Rev. G. Beard, of Waynesboro, preached
st ST. Paul Church, in this section last
Sunday evening to a large congregation.
W. r. Bright has been appointed Super
intendent of the Mission Chapel Cemetery
and will have entire charge of digging
graves, The committee consisting of J.
w. Grove, Fl. G. Stuart and J. 2. Greaver,
desire others to assist him in the work.
w. r. B.
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CLERK OF TIE CIRCUIT COURT.

To the Toters Of augusta County,
IhaVe the honor to announce myself candi-
date for the Office of CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT
COURT of Augusta county.
feb 23-tde L. A. FULCHER.
To the Votess of AUGUSTA County,
respectfully announce myself candidate
tor re- election to the Office of CIRCUIT COURT
CLERK of Augusta county.
febE-tde JOSEPH n. RYAN.
To the Voters of the County Of ANgusta.
respectfully announce myself candidate
for the office Of CIRCUIT COURT CLERK, and if
elected Will discharge the dgties of the Office
ING had twenty years experience in the active
duties OF the County Clerks Ofice, natter my
self that can discharge those to which | aspire
with satisfaction to the public.
febI7- tide jGSEfH b. NOODWARD.
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CONSTABLE.

70 The Vofers otAuqt.sto Comfy,
At the request OF many friends hereby sn-
nounce myself O. candidate for she office of
CONSTABLE in Beverly Manor District. If elect
ed promise to discharge the duties OF the Of
fee faithfully. Very respectfully,
mar l0-.tde JOHN D. Ee0 DGERS.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-03-10
Virginia Ores.

| a dispatch from Philadelphia, dated the
| 18th. says: Report has just been made Of
the tests in the ores and cokeS of Virginia,
Tennessee and Alabama. In each instance
the prize was awarded to the product of
Virginia. The cokes were higher in fixed
greater percentage of iron. What is bet.
ter than ALL the Virginia ores ranked as
Bessemer ores and produce pig-iron with
not more than q per cent. of phospho-
rus" This is very important statement,
but not more favorable to Virginia min
erals than we have contended for years
would be the result of an impartial inves-
tigation of the minerals of Virginia.
There has been for years a studied and
persistent effort or policy to decry the
Virginia ores, whether to smother them
with a view to buying the iron districts at
a nominal cost, or to favor other localities
we cannot say The report of 1t. Powell,
of the Geological Department of the gov
eminent, upon the supply of ores, and the
intimation that what was called the poor
ores Of the South, would soon come into de-
mand. was the first sign that some consid
GRAFTON was to be given to the mineral in
terests Of this section. We have nov the
formal test of their quality AID the fact pro-
mulgated that the ores Of Virginia in the
and steel manufacture of the pountry.-1
The concession has been long coming, but
it is here, and here to stay.
A SAD DROWNING ACCIDENT occurred
at KanaWha Falls on the c. & 0. Road,
last week. Mrs. G.. E. Turner, of Balti-
more, wife of G. E. Turner, travelling
salesman for Hurst, P urnell & Co., of the
above city; Mrs. Tyree. Of Kilgore, KY,
mother Of the Chesapeake and Ohio agent I
At Kanawha Falls, and Miss Mary Rhodes. |
5elegraph-operator at the latter place,
aired boatman to take them rowing on
,he river, and, approaching too near the |
'alls, their boat was overturned bya whirl- |
pool, and though several men immedat |
vent to their assistance, Mrs. Turner |
vas drowned before they reached the |
,lace. Mrs. Tyree was SO exhausted that |
he died ID short time after rea ching the !
hore, and Miss Rhodes life was despaired
If, but she finally revived. The boatman |
aved himself by clinging to the over
urned boat, and also succeeded in saving
Hiss Rhodes from drowning, Mrs. Tur-
Ter leaves little girl three years old.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-03-10

"REvIsE YOUR FIGURES. have
noticed, we think, indications of dispo-
sition on the part of the Valley V1gmia,,
and other papers to concede that the State
might pay a higher rate of interest, even
if it can pay no more of the principal than
the Riddleberger bill provides for paying.
These papers must have overlooked this
fact that where bonds run for fifty years.
As the Riddles do, the sum of SIC, 900 900
at per cent is more than $4,000, 900 at 8
per cent. More anon. ''-Ricl Dispatch.
The VIRaINIAN has not declared for
an increase of the interest charge over
that provided for in the Riddleberger
bill. We simply stated that when the
bill was up for adoption. end subse
quently. We regarded the change of the
interest charge on the debt from 6 to
per cent, as reputation to that ex-
tent. and the only feature of the plan that
could fairly be charged with being repudi
atiel, from an equitable standpoint.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-03-10

The Democratic train in Virginia has
struck down grade, under full steam.
and with a swaying motion. What Engi-
aeef Barbour wants to do, and do quickly.
is to put on air brakes Wing,
Engineer Barbour is not built that way.
Having been smashed up once before when
he thought he was putting on the brakes.
he will let some one else take the thankless
and dangerous position. Down brakes
won t save the machine
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-03-10

Tie most significant work done while in
extra session during the early morning
hours, was the confirmation of James M.
Trotter, the colored nominee to the office
of recorder of deeds of the District of Co
lumbia. Among the other nominations
confirmed were those of Dabney II. Maury
of Virginia, to be envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary of the United
States to the Republic Of Columbia. and
Captain Adolphus w. Greedy, 5th Cavalry,
to be chief signal officer. with the rank of
brigadier general. Postmasters Glennan
of Norfolk, and Derr, of Roanoke, were
also confirmed.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-03-10
THE HOUSE.

The House was In continuous session during
the night of the Sd. and until noon on Friday,
and the usual boisterous scenes were enacted.
The most noteworthy feature of the closing
hours was the caustic criticism of Mr.. Reed up
on the failure of the House to pass the Naval
appropriation bill. The hands of the clock
were set back several times AS they finally
and calling the House to order said:
Gentlemen of the House of Representatives.,
The time for the final adjournment of the For
ty-ninth Congress has arrived, and will not
detain you a moment longer than is necessary
to return my sincere Acknowledgements for the
uniform and valuable assistance you have rem
facilitate the transaction of public business.
l thank you also for the resolution passed
this morning and for the many evidences of
friendship You have exhibited during our per-
Sonal and official intercourse as members in
this House, and sincerely wish each and every
one of you happy reunion with family and
friends. and now declare this House adjourn
ed sine die.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-03-10
MONEY FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS

The appropriations for public buildings aggre-
gate S3.920,060 of which S2,740,QC0 goes to towns
in Northern Stales and 81 $50 900 to towns in the
South.
The judiciary Committee made their greatest
triumph in the Mormon bill, which passed both
Houses and became law without the approval
OF the President at the expiration of The ten
days within which it had to be returned either
approved or vetoed.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-03-10
THE RETALIATION BILL.

By far the most important piece of legislation
In foreign affairs was the passage of the Senate
bill for the settlement of the fishery troubles
with Canada. The House Committee made an
effort for their own measure which empowered
the stoppage of all trade, but they were defeat
ed after hard fight. The Senate bill gives the
President power to retaliate by closing the ports
to Canadian products and otherwise Interfering
with their trade to this country
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-03-10
THE RECORD OF CONGRESS,

The session of Congress just closed, as charged
by the Republican leaders, has accomplished
Lothing in the way of important legislation
A summary OF sins of omissions is made by
the Philadelphia Press as follows:
The tariff has not been touched; the silver
question has been left in worse state, if any
thing, than before; the Pacific Railroad indebt.
edness left increasing under the uncertain pro-
visions of the old Thurman act; the bankrupt
cy laws left to the varying statues of the States
the basis for the national bank circulation still
allowed to dwindle away without anything as
q substitute; the tobacco tax left unrepealed
the Blair Educational Bill smothered; the SUI
preme Court still years hopelessly behind in its
cases; the INDECENT veterans still in the county
poorh ouses; the navy still the laughing stock
of the world and the seacoast cities still at the
mercy of any foreign power. The Republican
senate has been intelligent and progressive,
but the democratic majority in the House, di-
stopped short to let the personal fight 90 on
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-03-10
AFFAIRS OF THE NAVY.

In naval affairs the proposed legislation was
in the direction of new ships, new guns and
new naval ordnance. That it was far from sue
cessful was due to the opposition of Democrats
of the Randall and Holman stripe and wha t.
ever measure of success 1t reached was the d l.
Senate. The Naval Reorganization bill which
contemplated the consolidation of bureaus in
the Department was talked to death.
The nost Important work of the session was
the passage of the Interstate Commerce BILL
which, so far as the House is CONCERNED, took
the place of the measure Mr.. Reagan has been
years. The debate In the House was only upon
the conference report. and though nearly all
the speeches were against it, the votes were
for it. and 1t passed. 1T can not be criticised
here. for nobody know exactly what it is. The
other important pill of the Commerce Commit
tee was for the Kill Won Kull Bridge, which was
passed BY both House and Senate, towards the
end of last session